Hatchet



Sept. s, 1925. 1,553,038

(I. c. GATES HATCHET Filed Sept. 19, 1923 Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED "STATES- CHARLESC. GATES, 'OF ALTOONA; PENNSYLVANIA.

Hawaiian imam filed september 19, 1923. f Serial No. 663,676.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. GATES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hatchets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand tools, and has for its primary object an improvement in carpenters lathing hatchets, whereby the hatchet is provided with a gaging device that is adapted to be attached to the hatchet when the same is used in applying shingles to roofed structures.

Another object of this invention is to provide means for accurately measuring different lengths of shingles exposed to the weather thus saving considerable time when applying roofs with this device.

A still further object of this device is to provide a suitable gaging device that is not diflicult to apply to the hatchet and. not expensive to maintain in use.

lVith these and other objects in view which will be more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully pointed out,'illustrated, and claimed.

It will be quite readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is susceptible to some structural changes without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, but a preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is an elevation of a lathing hatchet indicating the application of the present gage device;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of my improved gaging attachment;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 1 is an edge view of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures.

In carrying out this invention, I use an ordinary lathing hatchet which is provided with the usual poll 10, blade 11, and handle 12. The blade 11 is provided with a plurality of perforations 13 and 14: located ad-- j acent the closed ends of the slots 15 and 16 as shown in Fig. 1.

Cooperating with the blade 11 is a gaging bracket designated in its entirety by the numeral 17, which is provided with a blade wing 18 or a pair of wings as shown and a gaging flange or ledge 19 which is adapted to engage either the slot 15 or 16 depending upon the amount of shingle the workman desires exposed to the weather.

The wings 18 of the gaging bracket 17 are provided with perforations 20 through which a suitable fastening means may be passed in order to secure the bracket to the blade as shown in Fig. 1.

In applying the bracket 17 to the hatchet blade 11 the face 21 of the bracket is laid against the edge 22 of the hatchet which is at right angles to the cutting edge of the blade while the ledge 19 engages the slot 16 in the blade 11. The wings 18 are arranged on the same side of the body as the ledge 19 and are adapted to fit against the faces of the blade 11 and perforations 20 aline with perforation 13. Flange 19 pr0- jects above the face of the blade 11 so as to form an abutment against which the shingles may rest when gaging the same. To obtain a different. weather length, the bracket is reversed and the ledge 19 is placed inslot 15 and when measuring from the cutting edge of the hatchet a different length is obtained. This hatchet makes a convenient and handy tool for carpenters when applying roofs, as the instrument saves much time and also the use of other measuring facilities.

Measurements which determine the amount of shingle exposed to the weather can likewise be taken between the face of poll of hatchet and wing of bracket 19.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is- 1. A gage device of the class described, comprising in combination with a hatchet blade having spaced slots opening at one edge and fasteningreceiving openings formed in the body adjacent said slots, and a reversible gage member including a body adapted to lie against and parallel with the edge of the hatchet and having a transverse offset ledge adapted to lie in either slot, and attaching wings also offset from the body and adapted to straddle the body of the hatchet and having perforations adapted to V register with a fastening-receiving opening in the blade.

2. In a gage device of the class described,

a hatchet blade having a pair of spaced slots opening at one edge and fastening-receiving openings formed in the body of the hatchet relatively close to the closed ends of the slots, and a reversible gage member including a body having an offset ledge adapted to lie in either slot transversely of the body, and a pair of attaching wings formed from 

